A computer-implemented method includes the steps of receiving, at a processing device of a consumer computing device, consumer input indicative of consumer preferences related to the consumer request, determining, at the processing device of the consumer computing device, a set of consumer preference parameters based upon the consumer input and filtering rules, determining, at the processing device of the consumer computing device, a weighted set of consumer preference parameters based upon the consumer input and weighting rules, providing, from the processing device of the consumer computing device, the set of weighted consumer preference parameters to a processing device of a matching server, determining, at the processing device of the matching server, a list of experts that match the set of weighted consumer preference parameters, and providing, at the processing device of the matching server, the list of experts to the processing device of the consumer computing device.
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3. The matching server of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to use the consumer preference parameter having the greatest weight to query the database.
4. The matching server of claim 2, wherein the processor is further configured to use a subset of the weighted consumer preference parameters to query the database.
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